By Sam Parsons

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a regular meeting this morning and received an update on the progress of the Southeast Connector Project. County Engineer Andrew McGuire said that things were running smoothly in the early phases.

McGuire added that railroad crossing upgrades will be necessary in the future, but there remains some paperwork to get completed before starting with that work. In the meantime, some paving work that was initially projected to be completed later on in the project can get started earlier.

McGuire said that he spoke with representatives from the Iowa DOT about the updated plans and that everything was in order, and the board of supervisors directed him to continue as presented.

The next regular meeting for the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors is scheduled for October 20.